Rope Works Competitors

Founded in 1968, West Marine has grown from a small rope business in California into the nation’s leading retailer of core marine parts and accessories for boating, fishing, and sailing enthusiasts and marine industry service professionals. With approximately 100 brick and mortar stores and a strong online presence at westmarine.com, West Marine serves everyone from first-time boaters to seasoned mariners and marine professionals. West Marine offers an extensive selection of products, including marine electronics, safety gear, maintenance supplies, and more – everything needed for life on the water. More than just a retailer, West Marine is deeply invested in the boating community, championing education, environmental stewardship, and strategic partnerships that encourage safe, responsible, and enjoyable boating for all. West Marine also supports marine professionals through West Marine Pro, offering competitive pricing, dedicated account support, convenient fulfillment options and access to the products they need to keep their businesses moving. Download the West Marine Pro app or visit pro.westmarine.com to learn more. Our Crew shares a passion for life on the water and helping others enjoy it. Whether in our stores, behind the scenes or out in our communities, we work together to serve boaters and the marine industry every day.

Lankhorst Ropes is a world leading supplier of synthetic fibre and steel wire ropes for the maritime and offshore industries. As a Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group company, Lankhorst Ropes is part of one of the world’s largest steel & synthetic fiber rope manufacturer, WireCo WorldGroup. Founded in 1803, Lankhorst Ropes has over 200 years’ experience in the manufacture and supply of high performance ropes for mooring and towing applications. Our core business is the development and production of high performance, synthetic and steel wire ropes for mooring and anchor systems, as well as towing and crane hoisting and luffing applications. We are committed to setting the standard for marine ropes through our leading rope brands: TIPTO® ‘Strong & Durable’ family EURO ‘Strong & Stretch’ family LANKO® ‘Strong & Light’ family All our ropes are produced in accordance with OCIMF recommendations and ISO standards. In order to support the business, Lankhorst Ropes carries stock in Fujairah (UAE), Houston (USA), Rotterdam (NL) and Singapore, and has local sales offices in Bilbao (Spain), Brisbane (Australia), Dordrecht (NL), Dubai (UAE), Philadelphia (USA), Retford (UK), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) and Sneek (NL).

Yale Cordage is a custom and specialty rope manufacturer that designs application-specific ropes: winchlines, stringing lines and blocklines for utilities; fiber optic pulling lines for telephone construction; bull ropes and climbing lines for arborists; safety lanyards and lifting slings for industrial applications; ropes for marine applications – from hawsers for mooring commercial tankers to halyards for sailing dinghies. Yale also designs and manufactures custom and specialty rope for specialty applications such as oceanographic arrays and faired electromechanical cables.